Comments on: Norichika Aoki to sit out the World Baseball Classichttps://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/11/14/norichika-aoki-to-sit-out-the-world-baseball-classic/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Thu, 24 May 2018 17:56:36 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: uwsptkehttps://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/11/14/norichika-aoki-to-sit-out-the-world-baseball-classic/#comment-398833
Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:23:07 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=255492#comment-398833He means it’s a shame how the situation arose that led to his acquisition. He was signed to play left field for fifty games in anticipation of Braun’s suspension. They never would have bid on him otherwise. Heck, his posting fee was only a couple of million bucks and he has been a complete steal.
]]>By: mute617https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/11/14/norichika-aoki-to-sit-out-the-world-baseball-classic/#comment-398693
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:56:46 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=255492#comment-398693“Its a shame they had acquired him, because of the way the Braun thing was handled, but glad they got a true lead off hitter.”

Huh?

]]>By: shaggytoodlehttps://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/11/14/norichika-aoki-to-sit-out-the-world-baseball-classic/#comment-398603
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:00:04 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=255492#comment-398603This guy is one of my favorite pick ups for the Brewers in a while.

Its a shame they had acquired him, because of the way the Braun thing was handled, but glad they got a true lead off hitter.

]]>By: brewcrewfan54https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/11/14/norichika-aoki-to-sit-out-the-world-baseball-classic/#comment-398428
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:27:51 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=255492#comment-398428I like the WBC but I just don’t think its ever going to catch on with all the major superstars in baseball. TheMLB season is already long as hell with so much travel I don’t think guys who know they have a roster spot locked up are ever going to volunteer for more travel and games the way people hoped when this tourney first started.
]]>By: Jeremy Thttps://mlb.nbcsports.com/2012/11/14/norichika-aoki-to-sit-out-the-world-baseball-classic/#comment-398389
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:06:04 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=255492#comment-398389All of these no-shows are going to make it tough for Japan to three-peat. Then again, they probably have plenty of NPB players that I’ve never heard of.
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